General Information about Exchanges:

Students at the Faculty of Education can complete a part of their studies abroad through different exchange programmes. These programmes are:

ERASMUS: European countries

NORDPLUS: Nordic Countries

UNIVERSITY OF OULU BILATERAL AGREEMENTS: North and South America, Asia, Australia

ISEP: United States

International to International ISEP: North and South America, Asia

NORTH TO NORTH: Universities in the northern regions in North-America, Nordic countries and Russia

FIRST: Russia

The duration of an exchange is from one semester to an academic year. Students going on exchanges through the existing programmes will receive a subsistence grant and/or a travel grant. The receiving institution will help with the accommodation arrangements. Studies completed during the exchange will be included in the students' degree. Application times and procedures vary in different exchange programmes.

The Faculty of Education coordinates the Erasmus, Nordplus places and also the University of Melbourne in Australia from the bilateral partnerships. Application deadlines are in February for the following Fall and Spring semesters. With Erasmus and Nordplus, there will also be an additional round of applications in September-October for the following Spring semester that includes places left from the Spring. Information on different application rounds will be distributed via e-mail. For questions, please contact the International Coordinator at the Faculty, Jani Haapakoski, study.education(at)oulu.fi, tel. +358294 483715, office KTK256. You browse for meeting times here (suggest 2 or 3 times via email)